Extremely Hungary - Making Music: Péter Eötvös, Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall

January 29, 2009 - Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, NY


	A yearlong festival showcasing contemporary Hungarian visual, performing, and literary arts in New York and Washington, D.C., throughout 2009, organized by the Hungarian Cultural Center, NY

CELEBRATING HUNGARY

a two-week series of classical, folk, and new Hungarian music

Making Music:

PÉTER EÖTVÖS

Photos: Gabriella Gyorffy

Péter Eötvös, conductor and pianist in discussion with Jeremy Geffen,
Carnegie Hall's Director of Artistic Planning, moderator of Making Music Series

An evening featuring compositions by award-winning composer,
conductor and pianist Péter Eötvös, who became famous in the U.S.
for his opera "Angels in America", based on Tony Kushner's play.

Program

PÉTER EÖTVÖS:

Shadows
Encore (US Premiere)
Octet plus (US Premiere)
Psy for Flute, Cello, and Piano (US Premiere)
Derwischtanz (US Premiere)
Snatches of a Conversation

Performed by

Péter Eötvös, Conductor and Pianist
Barbara Hannigan, Soprano
Brandon Ridenour, Double-Bell Trumpet
Ensemble ACJW
The Academy - a program of Carnegie Hall,
The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute